Projects

Selected current and completed projects by Norwich University researchers.

Current Projects: 

• Living in Changing Landscapes (LICL) – The LICL project is a collaboration between Norwich University of the Arts, Broads Authority, Collusion, Anglia Ruskin University and Restoration Trust. The project explores future landscapes and the impact of climate change on communities in The Broads and The Fens. The project will work with those communities to co-create narratives and artworks that explore not only the change and devastation but ideas for positive alternative futures that might emerge. 
• Documentary Surrealism – The project, which is funded by the Swedish Research Council, is a collaboration between Dr Kristoffer Noheden, in the Department of Media Studies at Stockholm University, and Professor Fijalkowski from Norwich University of the Arts. It investigates the intersection of surrealism and documentary across media and art forms. It argues that documentary strategies are central for international surrealism, including both historic and contemporary practice.  
• Rivers Centre project – The Rivers Centre project is a collaboration between Norwich University of the Arts, Hospital Rooms and Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust to redevelop Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich, and remodel use of the site as The Rivers Centre. Research involves creative workshops, artists commissions, co-produced evaluation framework with the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust lived experience team (LET). It will be the biggest arts and health project that the University and Hospital Rooms have developed.  
• Mapping the Creative Arts and Health network in Norfolk and Waveney - This project aims to create a database of 30+ organisations (universities, arts organisations, charities, businesses), projects, activities and funding streams for creative arts and health in the Norfolk and Waveney area. It builds on a nascent network that emerged from the Norwich University of the Arts & UEA Centenary of Caring project in 2020-21. Project partners include Norwich University of the Arts and University of East Anglia. 
• ‘FibreBroads’  Palludiculture Exploration Fund (PEF) Project – The FibreBroads Project, led by the Broads Authority and funded by the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) includes partners Norfolk County Council, Norfolk Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (NFWAG), Hudson Architects, Wetland Products Foundation, Norwich University of Arts and global impact firm Palladium. The partnership is investigating how crops grown in wetlands (known as paludiculture) could provide sustainable income for Broads’ growers.  
• DRIES - Working with partners The User Story and the School of Pharmacy (UEA) and funded by The Small Providers fund the project uses DRIES technology that turns beauty products like moisturiser into a dry piece of confetti-like ‘paper’. This means that 98 per cent of the water in products like moisturiser, sun-cream, shampoo, and conditioner can be removed. It could revolutionise the beauty industry by dramatically reducing both its carbon footprint and packaging waste. The project will focus on potential markets for the product concept and how this can be communicated through design.   
• ART//TECH//PLAY – The project, with funding from Arts Council England and project partners, is a programme of activities led by Collusion to support artists and creatives to build confidence and knowledge of creative technologies in a practice-led way, leading to the development of new creative practice, ideas, and networks. Partners include Norwich University of the Arts, Anglia Ruskin University, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich Theatre, Dance East and Cambridge Junction  

Past Projects: 

Northside House

Northside House is a collaboration between Norwich University, Hospital Rooms and Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust to improve the environment and affect the care practices of a forensic mental health unit. Research involves co-production between artists, staff and patients as well as a pilot model for evaluating the impact of this arts and health project.

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Water, Mills & Marshes

Norwich University is part of the Broads Landscape Partnership scheme to research into the preservation of the Broads National Park and public engagement with the Broads landscape and environment.

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A Centenary of Caring

A collaboration between Norwich University staff and students and health care practitioners with Norfolk and Waveney Strategic Partnership and UEA Health Sciences. A collective arts-based wellbeing project to explore and represent impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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